Metroid Prime Trilogy Retrospective Book Releases June 24

While Nintendo still hasn't announced a firm release date for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, we now know when the Metroid Prime Trilogy's retrospective book will be published. Initially revealed last fall with a Summer 2025 release window, Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective is now slated for June 24, according to Amazon's newly updated store page. The 212-page hardcover book is available to preorder for $45 (was $50). If you preorder now, you'll be eligible for any future discounts Amazon offers prior to release.

Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective

$45 (was $50) | Releases June 24

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Heads up: If you haven't played Metroid Prime Remastered on Nintendo Switch, Walmart is selling physical copies for $30 (was $40). Metroid Prime Remastered is almost never discounted, and Walmart's 25% discount is the best deal we've seen for the superb remaster.

Metroid Prime's Visual Retrospective was created by premium guidebook publisher Piggyback, the team behind the gorgeous strategy guides for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. The publisher worked directly with Nintendo and Retro Studios to create the upcoming Metroid Prime Retrospective. The hardcover book includes a stitch binding and etched metallic foil cover art featuring Samus Aran's iconic Varia suit. The artwork is printed on high-quality, sheet-fed art paper.

The book includes concept art and sketches from the development of the original Metroid Prime, Prime 2: Echoes, Prime 3: Corruption, Metroid Prime Remastered. Along with the artwork, the. book contains commentary from Retro Studios developers, including Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe.

If Piggyback's other books are any indication, Metroid fans are in for a treat. Not only is it rare for Nintendo games to get this sort of behind-the-scenes examination, but Piggyback is behind some of the coolest game guides of the last several years, including the official guides for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom--both of which are some of the coolest Zelda collector's items currently available.

More Nintendo Guide & Art Books

Amazon has deals on the hardcover editions of Piggyback's other recent Nintendo books. We've included a list of those below. And if you're looking for more official Nintendo art and lore books, you should check out Dark Horse's series of Zelda and Super Mario books.

Piggyback's Zelda Guides:

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Complete Collector's Edition Guide -- $26.85 ($45)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Complete Guide -- $18.74 ($30)
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expanded Guide -- $22.26 ($40)

Dark Horse's Nintendo Art & Lore Books:

• The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia -- $23.60 ($40)
• The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia -- $20 ($40)
• The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition -- $48 ($90)
• The Legend of Zelda: Arts & Artifacts -- $27.49 ($50)
• The Legend of Zelda: Creating A Champion -- $33.54 ($50)
• The Legend of Zelda: Creating A Champion Hero's Edition -- $58.40 ($110)
• Super Mario Encyclopedia: The Official Guide -- $25 ($50)
• The Art of Super Mario Odyssey -- $28.49 ($50)

More Metroid Merch

For anyone who wants to check out Samus' most recent adventure, you can pick up Metroid Dread for $51 (was $60). You can pair the game with the Metroid Dread Amiibo Two-Pack that includes Samus and the E.M.M.I. Amiibo figures at Amazon for $24 (was $30). And if you want to add some Metroid-themed shirts to your wardrobe, Amazon has a bunch of officially licensed designs.

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T-shirts, long-sleeves, hoodies, and more.

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